PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Hiyoshi has chosen Baka Survivor as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

St Piper
vs
Hiyoshi

178 cm
26
186 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

183 cm
27
181 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 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 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiyoshi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hiyoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by St Piper.
St Piper throws a head kick that misses.
St Piper cracks Hiyoshi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
St Piper avoids the head kick by Hiyoshi.
St Piper checks a leg kick nicely.
St Piper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiyoshi.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiyoshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiyoshi throws a series of punches but St Piper moves out of range.
No joy there for Hiyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiyoshi throws a sloppy head kick and St Piper moves out of range easily.
Hiyoshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Piper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hiyoshi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiyoshi misses with a head kick.
Hiyoshi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Piper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiyoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Hiyoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Piper. That did some damage!
St Piper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Piper.

It looks like Nobutaka Hiyoshi has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but St Piper is just out of range.
St Piper blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi avoids the body shot from St Piper.
St Piper misses with a hook.
Hiyoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hiyoshi throws a head kick that St Piper semi-blocks.
Hiyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but St Piper is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by St Piper.
St Piper dips to his left and cracks Hiyoshi with an uppercut!
St Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Hiyoshi ducks right into an uppercut from St Piper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiyoshi is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Hiyoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi swings for the body but St Piper moves out of range.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiyoshi moves away.
St Piper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Piper misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hiyoshi avoids the head kick by St Piper.
St Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiyoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiyoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Piper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hiyoshi backs up against the cage.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hiyoshi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hiyoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hiyoshi scores with a jab to the head.
Hiyoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a body kick.
St Piper lands a really nice looking cross but Hiyoshi seems unphased.
Hiyoshi throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Piper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hiyoshi gets tackled into the cage by St Piper. St Piper maintains the clinch.
Hiyoshi effectively controlling the action here.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a punch on the inside.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
Hiyoshi lands a right hand.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
St Piper tries a body shot but Hiyoshi blocks it.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper tries to work over Hiyoshi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiyoshi tries to work over St Piper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hiyoshi is trying to break the clinch but St Piper is controlling him.
Hiyoshi takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Piper.
St Piper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Piper lands a right hand.
Hiyoshi tries to throw a body punch but St Piper avoids it by throwing Hiyoshi back against the cage.
Hiyoshi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
St Piper throws a head punch that misses.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hiyoshi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Hiyoshi.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
Hiyoshi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hiyoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper trying to land knees to the body.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Hiyoshi's head.
Hiyoshi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hiyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as St Piper controls the action.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper blocking some punches.
St Piper lands a shot to the body.
Hiyoshi misses with the head strike.
St Piper wants to stall.
Hiyoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hiyoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiyoshi looks to land a body kick but St Piper moved away.
St Piper connects with a single shot there.
Gene St Piper is winning the standup battle so far.
St Piper blocks a low kick nicely.
St Piper lands a glancing blow to the side of Hiyoshi's head.
Hiyoshi throws a body kick that misses.
St Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiyoshi moves away.
St Piper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Piper blocks a head kick by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiyoshi misses with a looping left.
Hiyoshi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Piper.
St Piper throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Hiyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Piper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hiyoshi. St Piper shrugs it off though.

St Piper clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hiyoshi backwards.

That has opened up Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut even more.
Hiyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper scores a nice knee to the body.
Hiyoshi takes a shot to the head.
St Piper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Hiyoshi controls the action.
Hiyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as St Piper controls the action.
St Piper tries a body shot but Hiyoshi blocks it.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hiyoshi takes an elbow to the temple.

Hiyoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Piper scores with a nice head shot.
Hiyoshi throws a head kick but St Piper moves out of range.
Good exchange - St Piper coming out on top.

The cut above Nobutaka Hiyoshi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hiyoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Piper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hiyoshi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

St Piper has managed to clinch.
Hiyoshi lands an uppercut.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiyoshi wants to break the clinch but can't.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Hiyoshi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiyoshi misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiyoshi's elbow.
Hiyoshi just leaning against St Piper, taking a breather.
St Piper works on Hiyoshi's body with a couple of short punches.
St Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Hiyoshi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiyoshi controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, St Piper scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Piper digs a right hand into Hiyoshi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hiyoshi's gas tank.
St Piper lands a knee to the body.
Gene St Piper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hiyoshi is breathing heavily.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Hiyoshi's head.
Hiyoshi blocks a body shot from St Piper.
St Piper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hiyoshi's defenses.
Hiyoshi working aggressively here.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.

Hiyoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hiyoshi slips a straight right by St Piper.
Hiyoshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook to the body
and St Piper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that St Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that St Piper also avoids with ease.
St Piper scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for St Piper.

Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gene St Piper!
Post fight, an emotional Gene St Piper said 'Manager Andre Barnes is Manager Jeremy Aschenbreaker's multi account and now I beat both accounts 3 times in a row, LOL. The secret to beat him is SANDPAPER!'.