PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mangas Coloradas (ranked 905 p4p, 1145 weight class) and Tiago Tomate (ranked 124 p4p, 160 weight class). Tomate has chosen “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mangas Coloradas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coloradas
vs
Tomate

181 cm
28
171
16 - 10 - 0

181 cm
25
170
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mangas Coloradas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coloradas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomate at a distance.
Coloradas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Coloradas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coloradas misses with a hook.
Coloradas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coloradas throws a solid leg kick but Tomate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coloradas.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coloradas, as that shot connected.
Coloradas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coloradas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coloradas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coloradas throws a head kick that Tomate semi-blocks.
Tomate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tomate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomate throws a lazy uppercut
and Coloradas counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coloradas clinches up with Tomate and pushes him back against the cage.
Tomate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomate lands a hook that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but Tomate blocks it.
Tomate misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate throws a head punch that misses.
Tomate digs a right hand underneath Coloradas's ribcage. Coloradas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
Coloradas misses with a punch on the inside.
Coloradas digs a right hand into Tomate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tomate's gas tank.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Coloradas shrugs off.

It looks like Mangas Coloradas has been cut.
Tomate misses with an elbow over the top.
Tomate looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Coloradas shrugs off.

Coloradas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coloradas misses with a double jab
letting Tomate counter with a right hand.
Coloradas jabs Tomate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mangas Coloradas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Coloradas gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coloradas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomate digs a right hand into Coloradas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coloradas's gas tank.
Tomate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coloradas's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Coloradas misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate is working Coloradas over against the cage.
Coloradas is trying to stall.
Tomate throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomate lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomate throws an elbow but misses.
Coloradas misses with a knee strike.
Coloradas looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coloradas.
Tomate misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Coloradas has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coloradas's brow.
Tomate creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.
Coloradas content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Coloradas.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomate lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tomate misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tomate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coloradas tries to circle away but Tomate has him pinned against the cage.
Coloradas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomate avoiding damage as Coloradas throws knees to the body.
Coloradas is trying to break the clinch but Tomate has him pressed against the cage.
Tomate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Tomate.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomate.
Tomate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomate avoids it.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the head but Tomate blocks with his arms.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomate avoids it.
Coloradas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomate.
Coloradas misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Tomate.
A head punch on the inside from Coloradas fails to land.
Tomate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coloradas backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coloradas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomate avoids it.
Coloradas takes an elbow to the forehead.

Mangas Coloradas's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Tomate fails to land.
Tomate lands an elbow inside that Coloradas shrugs off.
Coloradas blocks the elbow strike.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tomate tries to throw a body punch but Coloradas avoids it by throwing Tomate back against the cage.
Tomate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coloradas misses with a punch to the body.
Tomate lands an elbow inside.
Tomate blocks a body shot from Coloradas.
Tomate working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomate lands an elbow just above Coloradas 's eye.

Mangas Coloradas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tomate misses with an elbow over the top.
Coloradas throws a head punch that misses.
Tomate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomate lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coloradas being controlled against the cage.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but Tomate blocks it.
Tomate lands an uppercut.
Coloradas tries a knee to the head but Tomate blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Tomate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mangas Coloradas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Coloradas misses with a double jab.
Coloradas throws a hook to the side of Tomate's head but Tomate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomate scores with a shot to the body.
Tomate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Coloradas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coloradas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomate counters with a leg kick.
Coloradas swinging wildly here.
Coloradas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mangas Coloradas is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coloradas scores with a punch to the head.
Tomate lands a jab to the nose.
Coloradas connects with a leg kick.
Coloradas thuds a left hand into Tomate's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coloradas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coloradas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tomate back to the cage. Coloradas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Coloradas misses with a body punch
and Tomate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomate drops his hands momentarily and Coloradas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coloradas misses with a few strikes there.
Coloradas throws a leg kick
and Tomate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomate misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Coloradas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Coloradas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Coloradas clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Tomate.
Tomate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Tomate throws a head punch that misses.
Tomate managing to block the knees to the body from Coloradas.
Tomate can't find room to land a body shot as Coloradas controls the action.
Tomate lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate cracks Coloradas with a nice body shot.
Tiago Tomate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coloradas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomate.
Tomate misses with the head strike.
Coloradas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tomate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomate works on Coloradas's body with a couple of short punches.
Tomate creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coloradas's defenses.

Jeez, Mangas Coloradas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Nice body punch from Tomate - that landed with a thud.
Tomate lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiago Tomate!
Tiago Tomate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.