PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bite Tyson (ranked 4236 p4p, 5448 weight class) and Ares Tagaloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares Tagaloa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tyson
vs
Tagaloa

179 cm
25
226
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
225
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bite Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ares Tagaloa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Tagaloa moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.

It looks like Ares Tagaloa has been cut.
Tagaloa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tagaloa throws a fast counter high kick but Tyson manages to duck under it in time.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tagaloa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Tagaloa counter with a right hand.
Tyson throws the left hand but Tagaloa avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Tagaloa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tagaloa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagaloa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tagaloa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Tagaloa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tagaloa ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tagaloa manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Tyson coming out on top.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tagaloa counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Bite Tyson has been cut.
Tyson misses with a left hand
and Tagaloa counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagaloa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tagaloa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tagaloa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Tagaloa.
Tyson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTagaloa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tagaloa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tagaloa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tagaloa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tyson throws a hook but Tagaloa avoids it easily.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Tagaloa's head but Tagaloa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bite Tyson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tagaloa ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tagaloa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Tagaloa's body.
Tyson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tagaloa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tagaloa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Tyson clobbers Tagaloa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bite Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Tagaloa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tagaloa looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tyson lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tagaloa. Tyson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bite Tyson!