PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 2563 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Bob Barnes (ranked 105 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raper
vs
Barnes

193 cm
39
248
38 - 26 - 0

193 cm
30
209
15 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 38 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raper throws a body kick that misses

and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Raper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raper misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Raper misses its intended target.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Raper coming out on top.
Raper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raper throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raper with a body shot.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper just misses with a punch to the body.
Raper tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Raper.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Raper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Raper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Raper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Raper swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes lands a glancing blow to the side of Raper's head.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barnes.
Raper loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
Raper misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes lands a nice shot that snaps Raper's head back.
Raper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Raper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes slips a jab from Raper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barnes. That's going to slow Raper down.
Barnes connects with a jab.
Raper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes lands with a hook. Raper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Raper misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raper misses with a wild combination.
Raper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raper.
Barnes scores with a leg kick.
Raper throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Raper tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Raper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Barnes breaks the clinch.
Raper misses with a low kick.
A big left from Raper misses.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Raper's belly button to the back.
Raper tries to clinch up
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raper throws a body kick that misses
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Raper avoids nicely.
Raper appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Raper wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Biff Raper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Raper.
Barnes scores with a nice right hand.
Raper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Barnes is rocked!
Raper looks to land a combination but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes is still on wobbly legs! Can Raper finish him?
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Barnes seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raper tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Both fighters circling a little - Barnes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raper had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Raper misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Barnes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barnes scores with a one two! Raper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
Nice shot by Raper.
Raper misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Raper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper fails to land with a series of punches.
Raper misses the jab.
And Barnes responds with a good body kick, but Raper manages to step out the way in time.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barnes.

Raper drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper throws an off balance right hand

and Barnes counters with a crisp one two that drops Raper! Barnes thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raper to his feet! Raper is in big trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raper throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Raper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Raper sees coming a mile off.
Raper is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raper fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Raper finds it's target.
Raper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raper's head.

Raper clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Raper manages to break the clinch.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
Raper tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper misses with a low kick.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barnes.
Barnes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Barnes drops Raper with a beautiful combination! Raper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barnes is looking for the KO!

Raper is rocked!
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raper.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barnes! But no joy.
Bob Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Barnes.
Barnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barnes stuns Raper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raper finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice cross by Barnes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Barnes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Barnes throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Raper is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Barnes!
Bob Barnes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.