PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bam Bam (ranked 2193 p4p, 5049 weight class) and Fabinho Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Bam's entrance music is Sleep Now In The Fire. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bam Bam
vs
Tavares

187 cm
25
214
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
222
5 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Core Combat

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabinho Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam Bam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Tavares throws a head kick but Bam Bam moves out of range.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bam Bam manages to avoid it.
Tavares has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bam Bam is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bam Bam throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
Bam Bam lands an overhand right.
Bam Bam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tavares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bam Bam lands with a nice body punch.
Tavares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bam Bam throws a looping overhand right but Tavares ducks down to avoid it.
Bam Bam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bam Bam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bam Bam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bam Bam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Bam Bam - just one landing.
Bam Bam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Bam Bam gets a clinch.

Bam Bam has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tavares regains guard immediately.
Tavares is wriggling around but Bam Bam manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bam Bam working Tavares over with strikes.
Bam Bam controlling the action here.
Tavares taking some punishment here, with Bam Bam in his half guard.
Bam Bam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Bam Bam.

Bam Bam is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tavares has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tavares is trying to get back to full guard.
Tavares is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam Bam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tavares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bam Bam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam Bam is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bam Bam scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tavares is trying to control but Bam Bam passes into side control!
Tavares takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares is trying to control Bam Bam's posture but Bam Bam avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bam Bam lands an elbow.

Bam Bam in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tavares is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Bam Bam!
An out of breath Joey Bam Bam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.