PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genesis Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Kristapoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piper comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Out-Kid Ink, Tyga. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piper
vs
Kristapoff

194 cm
25
212 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Genesis Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Kristapoff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kristapoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Piper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Kristapoff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kristapoff on the side of the head.
Piper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Piper.
Kristapoff looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Piper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper throws a right and a left that Kristapoff avoids nicely.
Piper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kristapoff slips under a jab from Piper.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Piper lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristapoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
Nice uppercut lands for Piper. That snapped Kristapoff's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Piper does no damage.
Kristapoff tries to counter with a clinch but Piper shakes him off and moves away.
Piper tries to bum rush Kristapoff with a series of wild strikes but Kristapoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Piper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kristapoff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristapoff wants to counter with a clinch but Piper pushes him away.
Piper throws a series of punches but Kristapoff avoids them all with ease.
We've been told by Piper's head coaches at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristapoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristapoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Piper. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kristapoff drops his hands momentarily and Piper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genesis Piper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Piper misses with a two punch combination.
Genesis Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Piper misses.
Kristapoff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Piper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Piper misses.
Kristapoff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper misses with a double jab.
Kristapoff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Piper.
Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristapoff swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piper lands a two punch combo.
Kristapoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Piper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristapoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristapoff steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Piper.
Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Kristapoff off the cage and back into range.
Kristapoff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Genesis Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Piper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristapoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Piper sets himself, and Kristapoff steps forward looking for the clinch! Piper avoids it this time.
Piper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kristapoff wants to counter the offense by Piper and move into the clinch position.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kristapoff might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Piper has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Piper.
Genesis Piper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Piper.
Kristapoff wants to counter the offense by Piper and move into the clinch position.
Good exchange - Piper coming out on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Piper throws a right and a left that Kristapoff avoids nicely.
Kristapoff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Piper lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genesis Piper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kristapoff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Piper connects with a crisp jab.
Piper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kristapoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Kristapoff wants to counter the offense by Piper and move into the clinch position.
Kristapoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Genesis Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper cracks Kristapoff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piper pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kristapoff back to the cage. Piper follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Piper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy left from Piper finds it's target.
Piper is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Piper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piper sets himself, and Kristapoff steps forward looking for the clinch! Piper avoids it this time.
Klaus Kristapoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Piper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Piper throws a right and a left that Kristapoff avoids nicely.
Kristapoff wants to counter with a clinch but Piper pushes him away.
Kristapoff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piper throws a series of punches but Kristapoff moves out of range.
Kristapoff wants to counter with a clinch but Piper pushes him away.
Piper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristapoff can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper lands a jab to the head.
Kristapoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piper.
Piper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristapoff.
Piper sets himself, and Kristapoff steps forward looking for the clinch! Piper avoids it this time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Piper looks to land a combination but Kristapoff avoids it well.
Piper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piper lands a right hook to the body.
Piper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kristapoff.
Piper throws a series of punches but Kristapoff avoids them all with ease.
Kristapoff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Piper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kristapoff on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genesis Piper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genesis Piper!
Post fight, Genesis Piper stared into the camera and said 'He is the best guy I've ever faced so far, and I think I passed with flying colors. Thanks Fututre Fighting for having me. Expect bigger things from me!'.