PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Cliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliffton has chosen Hello-Lionel Ritchie as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Cliffton enters the ring!

The Rapper
vs
Cliffton

200 cm
30
291 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

195 cm
21
250 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chance The Rapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Cliffton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Rapper throws out a loose jab but Cliffton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cliffton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cliffton misses with a head kick.
The Rapper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Rapper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cliffton's hands.
Cliffton moves out of range as The Rapper strikes.

The Rapper rushes Cliffton and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Rapper fails to land.
Cliffton is trying to force a seperation but The Rapper has the dominant position.
Good body shot from The Rapper.
The Rapper misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Rapper lands with a right to the head.
The Rapper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper.
The Rapper stalling against the ropes.
The Rapper tries a body shot but Cliffton blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Rapper misses with the head strike.
The Rapper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Rapper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cliffton wants to get back to striking at distance but The Rapper won't allow it.
The Rapper misses with some punches.
The Rapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliffton.
Cliffton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cliffton wants to get back to striking at distance but The Rapper won't allow it.
The Rapper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cliffton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Rapper tries to throw a body punch but Cliffton avoids it by throwing The Rapper back against the ropes.
Cliffton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
The Rapper tries to work over Cliffton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cliffton wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Rapper.
The Rapper prevents Cliffton from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliffton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Rapper throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chance The Rapper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The Rapper lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by The Rapper's head coaches at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 52 cap] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Rapper blocks a jab.
The Rapper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cliffton blocks a leg kick.
Cliffton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Rapper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cliffton blocks a head kick by The Rapper.
Cliffton scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut.
Cliffton misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Rapper tries to close the distance and clinch but Cliffton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Rapper misses with a straight left.
Cliffton digs a good body shot into The Rapper's ribs.
The Rapper blocks a head kick by Cliffton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Rapper lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cliffton catches The Rapper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliffton avoids the body shot from The Rapper.
The Rapper avoids the head kick by Cliffton.
Cliffton throws a sloppy head kick and The Rapper moves out of range easily.
Scott Cliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Rapper thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Rapper defending well as Cliffton loads up on a big left hand.
The Rapper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Rapper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from The Rapper misses.
The Rapper moves away from the strike by Cliffton.
Cliffton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Cliffton misses.
Cliffton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Rapper.
The Rapper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The Rapper throws a leg kick
and Cliffton counters with a big head kick out of nowhere, perfectly timed, sending The Rapper crashing to the mat! The Rapper is trying to stumble back to his feet... will he beat the count? We're at 5,6,7,8,9,10! He's out! Cliffton takes this one thanks to a picture pefect counter strike.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Scott Cliffton!
A relieved looking Scott Cliffton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Chance The Rapper stepped up to the mic, saying 'Every reign must come to an end, my opponent was the better fighter today, I have nothing but respect for him and his manager. Thank you based god. '.