PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Duberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Stoppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fidel Duberry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Duberry
vs
Stoppers

196 cm
37
265 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

187 cm
39
239 lbs
44 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt

GREEN!160
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Duberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Stoppers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duberry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stoppers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stoppers defending well as Duberry loads up on a big left hand.
Stoppers connects with a body shot.
Duberry misses with a body kick.
Stoppers checks a leg kick nicely.

Duberry moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Duberry's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stoppers controlling the action here for a moment.

Duberry breaks from the clinch.
Duberry throws a front kick aimed at Stoppers's knee but Stoppers avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duberry. Stoppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duberry tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duberry.
Stoppers thuds his right hand into Duberry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Fidel Duberry has been cut.
Duberry lands with a shot to the body.
Duberry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoppers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duberry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoppers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duberry throws a lazy right hand but Stoppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoppers scores with a body shot.
Stoppers loads up on a big right hand but Duberry slips the punch.
Stoppers scores with a decent looking hook.
Duberry takes one to the side of the head.
Stoppers misses with a few strikes there.
Duberry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stoppers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duberry was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoppers.
Duberry lands a nice shot to the body.
Fidel Duberry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duberry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duberry swings for the body but Stoppers moves out of range.
Duberry tries a low kick but Stoppers avoids it.
Stoppers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stoppers connects with a leg kick. Duberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Stoppers has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoppers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duberry backwards.
Duberry working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Stoppers breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoppers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duberry fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duberry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duberry throws a lazy right hand but Stoppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoppers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duberry's calf.
Duberry throws a right hand that misses
and Stoppers counters with a body kick.
Stoppers misses with a series of wild punches.

Duberry clinches.
Duberry lands a shoulder strike.

Stoppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Stoppers throws a counter combo.
Duberry scores with a jab.
Duberry feints and then cracks Stoppers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stoppers down.
Duberry slips a jab from Stoppers.
Duberry throws a shot from downtown. Stoppers moves away and avoids it.
Stoppers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duberry blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Duberry misses the target.
Duberry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duberry misses with a body shot.
Duberry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stoppers scores with a jab.
Duberry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stoppers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoppers.
Stoppers moves out of range as Duberry throws a body kick.
Stoppers blocks the body kick.
A head kick by Duberry misses

and Stoppers counters with a crisp right hand that drops Duberry! Stoppers lets Duberry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Duberry is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Stoppers knocks Duberry out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willy Stoppers!
After winning the bout, Willy Stoppers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.