PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iain Tower (ranked 114 p4p, 190 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 21 p4p, 33 weight class). Tower comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye - Power. Iain Tower has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Tower
vs
Raper

210 cm
34
275
38 - 10 - 0

193 cm
30
248
25 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iain Tower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raper thuds a left hand into Tower's body.
Tower needs to keep his hands up - Raper had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Raper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower sizes up Raper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Raper lands an overhand right.
Raper misses with a hook.
A low kick from Tower misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick by Raper misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Raper 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.
Tower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raper misses with a shot to the body
and Tower counters with a stiff right hand.
Tower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Tower moved out of range nicely.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tower.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tower misses with an uppercut. Raper saw that one coming.
Tower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raper throws a low kick but Tower moves out of range easily.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Tower's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raper under the eye.
Tower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tower was well out of range. Poor timing from Raper.
Raper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper thumps Tower with a low kick.
Tower staying out of range there.
Tower has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
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!
A swing and a miss from Raper.
Tower is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
Raper sizes up Tower with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Raper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raper slips under a jab from Tower.
Raper appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tower checks a leg kick.
Tower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tower throwing a counter right hand but Raper manages to avoid it.
Tower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tower is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
Raper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raper throws a series of punches but Tower moves out of range.
Raper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tower throws a leg kick
and Raper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Raper misses
and Tower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tower is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Tower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raper lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper wants to slow Tower down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Tower misses its target.
A clash of legs there as Tower blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Tower.
Raper is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tower throws a hook but Raper blocks it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
Tower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raper.
Raper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tower manages to avoid it.
Tower swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tower fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raper on the side of the head.
Raper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raper can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper lands a head kick!
Tower throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Biff Raper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
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.

A telegraphed right hand from Tower misses the target.
Tower loads up on a big right hand but Raper slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Tower might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tower slips a straight right by Raper.
Raper misses with a hook.
Raper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tower takes a step back to recover.
Raper throws a shot to the body.
Raper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tower throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raper throws the left hand but Tower avoids the punch easily.
Tower throws a jab but it's blocked by Raper.
Raper throws a head kick that misses.
Tower looks to land a right hand but Raper moved out of range.
Raper moves out of range as Tower strikes.
Tower is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raper.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tower.
Raper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tower.
Raper takes a swing at Tower's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tower on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tower fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raper tries a body shot but Tower blocks it.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Tower is trying to maintain a safe position but Raper gets an underhook and turns Tower into the cage.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tower misses with a body punch.

Tower pulls guard successfully.
Raper looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower has his hands on Raper's head, controlling the position.
Raper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tower working a defensive guard but Raper passes into half guard.
Raper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tower's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower is trying to maintain the position but Raper is very close to passing his half guard.
Tower regains full guard. Nicely done.

Tower throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tower working a defensive guard here.
Raper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raper trying to move into half guard but instead Tower has managed to sweep!

Tower wants to pass the guard but Raper is keeping the position.
Tower is looking to work some ground and pound but Raper has wrist control.
Raper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raper is pulling down on Tower's head. It's preventing any offense from Tower, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Iain Tower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iain Tower's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Tower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Towers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raper connects with a jab.
Tower tries a low kick but Raper avoids it.
Raper with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tower.
Raper cracks Tower with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tower takes a kick to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tower scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Biff Raper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Tower misses with a body shot.
Raper throws a poor cross that misses
and Tower counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper moves away from the strike by Tower.
Raper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tower ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raper connects with a body shot that sends Tower's belly button to the back.
Raper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Iain Tower's cut is getting worse.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Tower uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raper.
Tower throws a leg kick which misses Raper's front leg but catches the back leg as Raper tries to avoid it.
Raper cracks Tower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raper punishes Tower's body with a nice straight punch.
Raper ducks under a wild hook from Tower.
Tower tries to clinch up.

Raper lands a big head kick that sends Tower tumbling to the mat! Raper takes a step backwards and waves Tower back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tower is rocked!
Tower loses concentration momentarily and Raper pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tower crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Raper finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
An out of breath Biff Raper thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.