PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Man (ranked 4036 p4p, 5079 weight class) and Mark Tug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Man
vs
Tug

210 cm
25
265
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
24
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Han Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Tug!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tug misses with a double jab.

Man has managed to clinch.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tug throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
As Tug tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Tug manages to avoid the attempt.
Tug fails to land with a series of punches.
Tug throws a predictable looking body shot

and Man counters by clinching up.
Tug is trying to push Man away but Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Man lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Mark Tug has been cut.
Man digs a right hand into Tug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tug's gas tank.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tug lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Tug and move into the clinch.

Man closes the distance and pushes Tug back into the cage.
Tug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man keeps control of Tug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Man breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Tug.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man 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.
Tug misses with a double jab

and Man counters by clinching up.
Man keeps control of Tug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tug has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tug there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tug throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tug looks winded!
Tug takes one on the button.
Tug scores with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tug being controlled against the cage.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Man darts in and clinches Tug up against the cage.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tug tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch.
Man dodges the punch combination from Tug.
Man is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tug.
Tug throws a leg kick

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Man gets through Tug's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man stalls.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Tug tries to keep at a distance but Man has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tug is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tug misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Man.

That has opened up Mark Tug's cut even more.
Tug misses with a hook

and Man counters by clinching up.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tug connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tug walks into a jab.
Tug walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Man is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Man cracks Tug with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tug looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Man finish him?

Tug is rocked!

The cut above Mark Tug's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Man moves into the clinch.
Tug is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Tug is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Tug seems to have recovered his senses.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

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

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tug throws a leg kick

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tug falls off balance throwing a combination

and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Tug is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch.
Tug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tug throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Tug misses

and Man counters by clinching up.
A short right from Man.
Man lands a right hand.
Tug working hard to break the clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man cracks Tug with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man scores with a jab.
Tug on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Mark Tug's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tug is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Tug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man rushes Tug and presses him up against the cage.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tug can do to turn this around?

Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tug tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tug throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Tug's belly button to the back.
Tug misses with a head kick.
Tug throws a combination that misses

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Tug throws a big shot that misses.

Oooooh!!! Man has knocked Tug down with a huge combo! Man steps away and waves a wobbly Tug back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Tug's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Han Man!
Han Man spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.