PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Kippo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stack might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deer Dance. Kippo has chosen Killing Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Moses Kippo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Stack
vs
Kippo

185 cm
27
193 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Kippo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack shoots for a double leg takedown but Kippo sprawls well. He's pushed Stack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kippo lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Kippo as he connects with a hook.
Kippo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kippo throws out the jab.
Kippo misses with a looping right.
Stack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kippo.
Some wild striking there from Kippo.
Stack misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Kippo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kippo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kippo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kippo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stack fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kippo thows a leg kick but Stack checks it
and Stack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stack misses with a hook.
Kippo throws a hook but Stack blocks it.
Moses Kippo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kippo misses with a straight left.
Stack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kippo misses with a series of wild punches.
Moses Kippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kippo misses the body punch
and Stack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kippo.
Kippo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kippo throws a series of punches but Stack moves out of range.
Kippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stack.
Kippo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kippo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Stack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kippo is trying to defend but Stack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stack prevents Kippo from standing back up.
Stack not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stack has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kippo kicks off Stack and gets to his feet.
Kippo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stack avoids the body shot from Kippo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kippo lands with a nice combination. Stack backs away looking to recover.
Kippo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stack.
Kippo connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kippo.
Stack misses with an uppercut.
Stack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kippo.
Kippo takes a swing at Stack's ribcage but misses.
Kippo misses with a hook. Stack ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Kippo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A right-left combo lands from Kippo.
A combination from Kippo does no damage.
Kippo misses with an uppercut. Stack saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Kippo misses.
A big left from Kippo misses.
Kippo motions for Stack to come forward. Kippo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kippo swings away with a body shot that misses

and Stack counters with a takedown into side control.
Stack tries to move to mount but Kippo blocks the move with his legs.
Stack is trying to ground and pound but Kippo uses the momentary lack of control by Stack to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack trying to mount his opponent but Kippo defends it.
Kippo wants to get back to his feet.
Kippo tries to roll over but Stack keeps him under control.
Stack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stack thows a huge punch but Kippo dodges it nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moses Kippo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Stack misses.
Stack shoots in for a takedown but Kippo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stack fails with a takedown attempt.
Kippo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stack avoids the body shot from Kippo.
Kippo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stack counters with a nice uppercut.
Stack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kippo thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Stack.
Stack misses with a looping left.
Kippo scores with a jab.
No joy there for Kippo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kippo.
Kippo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stack. Stack circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kippo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stack staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kippo.
Stack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kippo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moses Kippo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stack slips under a jab.
Kippo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kippo swings for the body but Stack moves out of range.
Stack misses with a takedown attempt - Kippo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Stack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stack slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Kippo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kippo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kippo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Stack counters with a single leg into guard. Kippo didn't expect that.
Stack tries to free his leg and advance position but Kippo is retaining full guard.
Kippo wants to stand and escape but Stack is having none of it.
Stack trying to control the position from guard on top but Kippo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stack wants to control but Kippo is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Stack are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stack controls the position.
Stack creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kippo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stack tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kippo taking a bit of punishment here - Stack scoring with strikes.
Stack is putting a hurting on Kippo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kippo defending against the ground and pound.
Kippo is pushing Stack's head away, looking to escape. Stack manages to hold on to the position though.
Stack trying to control the position but Kippo is working away.
Stack lands some shots froms side control.
Kippo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stack's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kippo defending well though.
Stack is trying to control the action in half guard but Kippo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stack is stalling here. Kippo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Stack seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kippo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kippo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kippo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kippo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kippo seems to be working for a kimura but Stack defends the submission attempt.
Stack keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack is refusing to be controlled, as Kippo sits in half guard.
Kippo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stack has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kippo is working away from the top position though.
Stack controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kippo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kippo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stack.
Kippo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stack counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stack.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kippo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stack is controlling him.
Stack postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stack trying to control but Kippo is working from the bottom.
Stack stands and throws Kippo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stack cracks Kippo with a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kippo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Moses Kippo!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Moses Kippo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Dan Stack!

Moses Kippo wins by split decision!