PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fipps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Fipps
vs
Cloche

188 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Fipps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fipps throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloche throws the left hand but Fipps avoids the punch easily.
Fipps looks to throw the jab but Cloche is out of range.
Fipps bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cloche's head.
Fipps misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Fipps.
Fipps doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fipps cracks Cloche with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brian Fipps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloche misses with an uppercut. Fipps saw that one coming.
Cloche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloche has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cloche moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Cloche on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fipps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fipps wants to clinch but Cloche slips to the side
and Cloche counters with a stiff right hand.
Fipps swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fipps moves into the clinch.
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!
Fipps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cloche swings wildly with an uppercut but Fipps uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fipps swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fipps tries to work over Cloche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloche is trying to break the clinch but Fipps has him pressed against the cage.
Cloche lands with a right to the head.
Fipps throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fipps lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cloche or not.
A short right from Fipps on the inside.
Fipps definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice left hand lands by Fipps.
Fipps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fipps lands a nice uppercut.
Fipps lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fipps misses with a punch to the body.
Cloche is trying to break the clinch but Fipps is controlling him.
A short right from Fipps.
Fipps misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Fipps.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fipps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fipps tries a body shot but Cloche blocks it.
Fipps can't find room to land a body shot as Cloche controls the action.
Cloche misses with a body punch.
Cloche wants to get back to striking at distance but Fipps won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cloche.
Fipps misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cloche tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fipps's elbow.
Fipps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cloche's elbow.
Fipps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fipps lands a right hand.
Cloche struggles to land a body shot inside as Fipps controls his hands.
Fipps gets through Cloche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cloche blocks a body shot from Fipps.
Fipps presses Cloche against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cloche blocks a body shot from Fipps.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fipps misses with the head strike.
Fipps blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Fipps.
Nice body punch from Fipps - that landed with a thud.
Fipps lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cloche looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fipps.
Fipps tries a body shot but Cloche blocks it.
Fipps lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloche backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fipps.
Stalling in the clinch from Fipps.
Cloche has a couple of punches blocked by Fipps.
Cloche struggles to land a body shot inside as Fipps controls his hands.
Fipps blocking some punches.
Fipps scores with a hook to the body.
Cloche is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cloche avoids the elbow strike from Fipps, against the cage.
A short right from Cloche on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fipps scores with a shot to the side of Cloche's head.
Cloche prevents a body shot from Fipps.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloche lands a shot to the body.
Cloche takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Cloche.
A head punch on the inside from Cloche fails to land.
Fipps swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fipps scores with a hook to the body.
Fipps lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fipps.
Fipps throws a head punch that misses.
Fipps pushes Cloche back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cloche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fipps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloche.
Cloche takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fipps dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cloche misses with a body shot.
Fipps swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fipps clinches up against the cage.
Fipps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fipps's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fipps working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fipps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fipps scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fipps lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Remy Cloche has been cut.
Fipps lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fipps blocks a body shot from Cloche.
Cloche blocks a body shot from Fipps.
Fipps tries to throw a body punch but Cloche avoids it by throwing Fipps back against the cage.
Fipps lands a right hand.
Fipps swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Fipps.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fipps scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fipps misses with a body punch.
Cloche lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fipps backwards.
Fipps lands an uppercut.
Fipps blocks an uppercut.
Fipps lands an uppercut.
Fipps controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Cloche.
Fipps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Fipps.
Fipps misses with a punch to the body.
Fipps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fipps lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cloche scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fipps stalling the fight.
Fipps lands a hook that snaps the head of Cloche backwards.
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!
Fipps is working Cloche over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fipps.
Fipps digs a right hand underneath Cloche's ribcage. Cloche let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fipps working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fipps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cloche's defenses.
Fipps is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cloche can do to turn this around?
Cloche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fipps misses with a punch on the inside.
Cloche trying to stall but Fipps improves his position.
Cloche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Fipps.
Fipps tries to work over Cloche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fipps.
Fipps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fipps lands a body shot.
Cloche is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Fipps - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cloche prevents a body shot from Fipps.
Fipps lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fipps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fipps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloche misses with the head strike.
Cloche is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cloche prevents a body shot from Fipps.
Fipps lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fipps goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fipps tries to work over Cloche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fipps tries to work over Cloche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fipps can't find room to land a body shot as Cloche controls the action.
Fipps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brian Fipps has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fipps lands with a short shot to the head.
Fipps lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fipps creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fipps tries a body shot but Cloche blocks it.
Fipps is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cloche takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fipps.
Fipps struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloche controls his hands.
Cloche tries to work over Fipps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fipps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Fipps - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fipps misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fipps tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cloche's elbow.
Cloche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fipps tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cloche misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fipps dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Remy Cloche's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fipps misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Cloche releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fipps throws a body shot but no joy.
Fipps moves in looking to clinch but Cloche pushes him off.
Cloche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloche throws a jab but it's blocked by Fipps.
Fipps is looking to counter the offense by Cloche and move into the clinch.
Fipps misses with a body shot.
Fipps looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloche is just out of range.
Cloche sizes up Fipps with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fipps misses with a combination
and Cloche counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cloche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fipps misses with a shot to the body
and Cloche counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloche throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fipps is looking to counter the offense by Cloche and move into the clinch.
Cloche dodges the punch combination from Fipps.
Fipps takes a swing at Cloche's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche stuns Fipps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cloche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fipps looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fipps throws an off balance right hand
letting Cloche counter with a right hand.
Fipps tries to clinch up but Cloche circles away and keeps his distance.
Cloche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fipps throws out the jab.
Cloche looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fipps takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fipps misses with a body shot.
Fipps connects with a body shot.

Fipps has closed the distance and engaged Cloche in a clinch.
Cloche can't find room to land a body shot as Fipps controls the action.
Fipps misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fipps lands with a light punch inside.
Fipps lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brian Fipps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fipps gets through Cloche's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fipps lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fipps doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloche working aggressively here.
Cloche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fipps tries to work over Cloche's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloche wants to get back to striking at distance but Fipps won't allow it.
Fipps blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fipps misses with a punch to the body.
Cloche working aggressively here.
A short right from Cloche on the inside.
Cloche working hard to break the clinch.
Cloche tries to work over Fipps's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fipps.
Cloche blocks a body shot from Fipps.
Fipps lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cloche.
Cloche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fipps lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloche backwards.
Cloche misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cloche.
Cloche tries to break the clinch but Fipps is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fipps.
Cloche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fipps struggles to land a body shot inside as Cloche controls his hands.
Cloche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fipps blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remy Cloche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Cloche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fipps has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fipps!
Brian Fipps decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.