PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Tomate (ranked 1685 p4p, 1844 weight class) and Uriel Tartarus (ranked 217 p4p, 234 weight class). Tomate's entrance music is “Danger! High Voltage”, by Electric Six. A fine choice. Uriel Tartarus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tomate
vs
Tartarus

181 cm
23
170
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
160
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Tomate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uriel Tartarus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tartarus.
Tartarus defending well as Tomate loads up on a big left hand.
Tomate connects with a solid leg kick.
Tartarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tomate.
Tartarus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tartarus blocks a jab.
Tartarus is looking for the big counter here.
Tomate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tartarus on the side of the head.
Tomate tries to work over Tartarus's front leg with a kick but Tartarus checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tartarus manages to avoid it.
Tomate moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTartarus.
Tomate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomate lands a head kick!
Tartarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomate is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tartarus walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomate misses the target.
Tomate blocks a jab.

Tomate instigates a clinch.
Tartarus is looking to control Tomate's arms but Tomate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tartarus has his back to the cage.
Tomate misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Tartarus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomate as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Tomate's head coaches at RBB Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tartarus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tartarus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiago Tomate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tartarus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tomate throws a shot from downtown. Tartarus moves away and avoids it.
Tartarus only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate connects with an inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tomate.
Tomate walks into a stiff left hand from Tartarus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomate dips to his left and cracks Tartarus with an uppercut!
Tartarus checks the leg kick.
Tartarus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tartarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tomate.
Tomate avoids the body shot from Tartarus.
A counter left hand to the body from Tomate misses its target.
Tomate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Tomate misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Tartarus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tomate misses.
Tomate wants to slow Tartarus down by chopping away at his legs.
Tartarus moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomate lands a glancing blow to the side of Tartarus's head.
Tartarus slips a jab and a cross from Tomate.
Donk. Tomate catches Tartarus right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomate.

Tomate has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomate lands a right hand.
Tartarus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tartarus pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Tartarus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tartarus.
Tomate lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tartarus's brow.
Tomate scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tartarus.
Tomate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tartarus has had enough of the clinch but Tomate keeps him there for the moment.
Tomate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tomate throws a head punch that misses.
Tartarus blocks an elbow strike from Tomate.
Tartarus stalling against the cage.
Tomate misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Tomate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. Tomate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tomate catches Tartarus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tartarus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tomate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tartarus scrambles back to his feet.
Tomate misses with a leg kick.
Tartarus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tomate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tartarus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tartarus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tomate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tartarus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab, jab by Tomate - just one landing.
Tomate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tartarus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Tomate, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomate throws a sloppy head kick
and Tartarus counters with a nice body shot.
Tomate misses with a hook. Tartarus ducked under it nicely.
Tartarus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tartarus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Tartarus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tartarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomate.
Nice jab there from Tomate.
Tomate misses with a straight right.
Tomate with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomate looks to clinch
and Tartarus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Tartarus finds it's way through Tomate's defenses.

Tomate is rocked!

It looks like Tiago Tomate has been cut.
Tartarus sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Tomate's defenses. It connects perfectly with Tomate's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uriel Tartarus!
A victorious Uriel Tartarus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.