PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Ochoa (ranked 5742 p4p, 6688 weight class) and Micah Tavern (ranked 571 p4p, 614 weight class). Ochoa's entrance music is Gang Signs by The Game. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ochoa
vs
Tavern

189 cm
18
210
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
210
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Conquer
Conviction

Hardcore Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micah Tavern!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochoa misses the shot to the body.
Tavern connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ochoa's hands.
Tavern has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A shot to the liver by Ochoa. Beautiful body shot.
Tavern punishes Ochoa's body with a nice straight punch.
Tavern lands a jab to the head.
Ochoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice straight punches there by Ochoa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ochoa.
Tavern throws a shot to the body.
Ochoa slips under a jab.
Tavern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ochoa misses with a body shot.
Tavern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ochoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tavern.

Ochoa gets a clinch.
Ochoa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavern misses with a punch on the inside.
Ochoa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavern blocking some punches.
Tavern misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ochoa blocks an uppercut.
Tavern tries to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavern misses with the head strike.
Tavern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavern.
Tavern working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavern.
Ochoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ochoa has a couple of punches blocked by Tavern.

Tavern escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tavern scores with a jab. Ochoa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ochoa walks into a stiff left hand from Tavern.
Tavern lands with an uppercut that bounces Ochoa off the ropes and back into range.
Ochoa cracks Tavern with a right hand to the side of the head.
Micah Tavern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavern swings for the body but Ochoa moves out of range.
Tavern slips under a jab from Ochoa.
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!
Tavern getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ochoa takes the fight into the clinch.
Tavern lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ochoa backwards.
Ochoa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ochoa throws a head punch that misses.
Tavern swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Tavern misses with a body punch.
Ochoa is trying to stall.
Ochoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tavern tries to break the clinch but Ochoa is controlling the position.
Ochoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavern uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavern is looking to break free of the clinch but Ochoa has double underhooks.
Ochoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ochoa lands a nice uppercut.
Tavern working aggressively here.
Tavern blocks an uppercut.
Ochoa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavern misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ochoa scores with a hook to the body.
Ochoa misses with the head strike.
Ochoa lands a left hand.
Ochoa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ochoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavern lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavern misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tavern or not.
Ochoa lands with a right to the head.
Tavern wants to break free but Ochoa has control.
Ochoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ochoa lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavern looks winded!
Tavern throws a head punch that misses.
Ochoa pushes Tavern back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavern blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ochoa is working Tavern over against the ropes.
Ochoa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Tavern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ochoa.
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!
Ochoa lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ochoa.
Tavern tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ochoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ochoa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa lands with a left to the head.
Ochoa misses with some punches.
Ochoa has Tavern pressed against the ropes, preventing Tavern from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tavern fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ochoa.
Ochoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavern working aggressively here.
Tavern misses with some punches.
Ochoa creates a bit of distance and cracks Tavern with a big uppercut! Tavern goes down! The referee pushes Ochoa away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Tavern make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Ochoa takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Anthony Ochoa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Anthony Ochoa made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.