PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 4042 p4p, 3056 weight class) and Biff Raper (ranked 184 p4p, 130 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

St Stone
vs
Raper

196 cm
36
282
24 - 36 - 0

193 cm
39
248
37 - 26 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 24 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Biff Raper!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Stone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Raper misses.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper digs a good body shot into St Stone's ribs.

St Stone takes the fight into the clinch.

Raper manages to break the clinch.
Raper misses with a hook to the body
and St Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raper throws a hook to the side of St Stone's head but St Stone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
As St Stone backs off Raper throws a huge counter combo but St Stone manages to avoid it all.
Raper scores with a jab to the body.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
enabling Raper to counter with a crisp jab.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raper! But no joy.

St Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raper, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Raper.
St Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Stone tries to stall but Raper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Raper dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
Raper lands with a short shot to the head.

Raper breaks the clinch.
Raper swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Raper throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.

Raper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper moves out of range.
St Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
It seemed like Raper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Stone closes the distance and pushes Raper back into the cage.
Raper wants to get back to striking at distance but St Stone won't allow it.

Raper breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

St Stone pushes Raper up against the cage in a clinch.
St Stone keeps control of Raper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raper is looking to break free of the clinch but St Stone has double underhooks.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper tries to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling the position.
St Stone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Raper is trying to push St Stone away but St Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone slips under a jab.
Raper throws a solid leg kick but St Stone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raper misses with a body shot.
Raper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
Raper takes a swing at St Stone's ribcage but misses.
St Stone tries to clinch there but Raper circles away.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Raper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Stone.
Raper misses with a looping right.
St Stone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Marcus St Stone's cut is getting worse.
St Stone tries to clinch but Raper is having none of it.
Raper misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Stone at a distance.
St Stone ducks under a wild hook from Raper.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Raper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raper swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Stone wants to clinch up but Raper keeps it at a distance.
Raper throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Stone.

St Stone moves into the clinch.

Raper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raper throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Raper circles away.
Raper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raper grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! St Stone takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Raper cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Biff Raper!
Post fight, Biff Raper took to the microphone: 'Good Chin. Huge KO Power. IQ:136.'.