PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu has chosen Something Worth Fighting For as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Foster
vs
Tszyu

180 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Demonic Drugs

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TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konstantin Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tszyu moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Tszyu misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foster.
Tszyu lands a jab to the head.

It looks like James Foster has been cut.
Foster misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu works Foster's body with a nice hook.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foster moves away.
Tszyu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu throws the left hand but Foster avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu tests Foster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Foster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tszyu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from Tszyu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tszyu momentarily.
Foster throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Foster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foster misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Tszyu there.
Foster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tszyu looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Tszyu throws a combination that misses

and Foster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tszyu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tszyu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
Tszyu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Foster's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tszyu trying to control but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster keeping full guard, as Tszyu tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tszyu controlling from the top position.
Tszyu trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tszyu forces his way into half guard.
Foster is in trouble now - Tszyu has advanced to mount!
Foster tries to lock up and control but Tszyu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Foster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tszyu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foster can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu tries to control but Foster wriggling away.
Foster is looking to improve his position but Tszyu isn't that keen on the idea.
Tszyu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Foster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foster is bucking up trying to escape but Tszyu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tszyu landing punches.
Tszyu scoring with strikes but Foster is staying in there.
Tszyu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tszyu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Foster's face.
Foster is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tszyu lands a heavy elbow.
Tszyu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tszyu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

James Foster's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foster looks a forlorn figure.

James Foster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Tszyu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tszyu looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Tszyu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantin Tszyu! Konstantin Tszyu retains his welterweight title!