PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silas Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Gene St Piper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Silas Redd's chin.

Redd
vs
St Piper

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
186 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silas Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Redd is predictable there
and St Piper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Piper throws a body kick that misses.
Redd swings widly with a right hand
and St Piper counters with a low kick, right behind Redd 's knee.
St Piper scores with a head kick.
Redd throws a lazy head kick
and St Piper counters with a leg kick.
Redd moves out of range as St Piper throws a body kick.
Redd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redd there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Piper moves out of range of the leg kick from Redd.
St Piper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Redd throws a sloppy head kick
and St Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd moves out of range of the body kick.
Silas Redd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Piper lunges at Redd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Redd's hand.
Redd tries a head kick but it misses.
Redd slips a jab from St Piper.
Redd misses with a double jab
and St Piper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silas Redd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper lands with an uppercut that bounces Redd off the cage and back into rage.
A low kick from Redd misses
and Redd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Piper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd throws a leg kick
and St Piper counters with a low kick, right behind Redd 's knee.
St Piper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redd thows a leg kick but St Piper checks it
and St Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redd keeps the fight on the outside.
St Piper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Piper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Redd. Redd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St Piper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redd gets off balance looking for a body kick

and St Piper counters by moving into the clinch.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Redd avoids the damage to the body.
St Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
Redd is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
A short body shot lands from St Piper as the two fighters clinch.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redd backwards.
St Piper lands a nice uppercut.
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Redd is rocked!
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redd.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Piper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Redd up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Piper lands an elbow inside.
St Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Redd being controlled against the cage.
St Piper lands a knee to the body.
Redd takes a shot to the head.
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Redd's ribcage. Redd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on St Piper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper gets through Redd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Piper lands an elbow that stopped Redd in his tracks for a moment.
St Piper presses Redd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
Redd managing to block the knees to the body from St Piper.
St Piper lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
Redd being controlled against the cage.
St Piper lands a body punch.
St Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Piper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Piper works on Redd's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for St Piper.
St Piper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piper.
Redd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Piper is looking to clinch but Redd is avoiding it.
St Piper misses with a looping right.
St Piper lands an overhand right.
St Piper lands a jab to the nose.
St Piper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Redd's sensitive parts.
Redd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Redd slips a jab from St Piper.
Redd throws a sloppy head kick and St Piper moves out of range easily.
Redd thows a leg kick but St Piper checks it
and St Piper counters with a series of strikes. Redd will be more careful next time no doubt.

St Piper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gene St Piper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd managing to block the knees to the body from St Piper.
Redd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redd tries to circle away but St Piper has him pinned against the cage.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redd backwards.
St Piper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redd avoids it.
St Piper lands an elbow just above Redd 's eye.
St Piper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Redd is trying to break the clinch but St Piper has him pressed against the cage.
St Piper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stalling in the clinch from St Piper.
St Piper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Redd or not.
St Piper keeps control of Redd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Piper pushes Redd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Piper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Piper scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Piper landing some nice looking knees 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 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Redd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Piper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redd's brow.
Redd seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Piper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redd's brow.
St Piper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redd backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redd.
St Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redd.
St Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Piper pushes Redd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Piper lands an elbow just above Redd 's eye.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Piper.
A short right from St Piper.
St Piper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Piper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redd avoids it.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from St Piper - that landed with a thud.
St Piper throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redd blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
Redd dodges an elbow strike from St Piper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper has Redd pressed against the cage.
St Piper cracks Redd with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from St Piper.
The referee calls for St Piper to work.
St Piper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper is leaning against Redd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St Piper just leaning against Redd, taking a breather.
A short right from St Piper on the inside.
A right hand to the body from St Piper.
St Piper trying to land knees to the body.
St Piper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Piper.
St Piper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from St Piper.
A nice left hand lands by St Piper.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
Good body shot from St Piper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Piper lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from St Piper.
Redd takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Piper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper lands a right hand.
St Piper pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
St Piper scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Piper stalling against the cage.
Redd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Piper has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Redd wants to get back to striking at distance but St Piper won't allow it.
St Piper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Piper missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

St Piper jabs at Redd's body.
St Piper misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from St Piper misses the target.
Gene St Piper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Redd misses
and St Piper counters with a body kick that stops Redd in his tracks momentarily.
Redd misses with a head kick.
St Piper throws a lazy body kick
and Redd counters with a leg kick.
Redd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Piper throws a wild body kick that Redd sees coming a mile off.
Redd with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Piper has Redd up against the cage in a clinch.
St Piper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Piper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Redd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper is looking to control Redd's arms but Redd gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Piper has his back to the cage.
St Piper is working Redd over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from St Piper.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper pushes Redd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Redd avoiding damage as St Piper throws knees to the body.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper stalling the fight.
St Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Piper digs a right hand underneath Redd's ribcage. Redd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
St Piper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silas Redd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 lands a nice knee to the body.
St Piper leaning his opponent against the cage.
Redd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Piper stalling.
Redd takes a shot to the head.
Redd wants to get back to striking at distance but St Piper won't allow it.
St Piper content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Redd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper scores with a hook to the body. Redd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Redd misses with a right hand

and St Piper counters by clinching up.
Redd is trying to break the clinch but St Piper is controlling him.

Redd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Redd.
Redd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
St Piper misses with a head kick.
Redd throws a leg kick
and St Piper counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - St Piper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Redd throws a head kick that misses
and St Piper counters with a thumping low kick.
Redd thows a leg kick but St Piper checks it
and St Piper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Redd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Piper takes a swing at Redd's ribcage but misses.
Redd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Piper lands a lovely overhand right.
Redd throws an off balance right hand
and St Piper counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gene St Piper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Piper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene St Piper!