PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mabahong Tae (ranked 4360 p4p, 3735 weight class) and Vik Arora (ranked 453 p4p, 420 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tae
vs
Arora

187 cm
25
195
3 - 5 - 0

184 cm
22
190
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabahong Tae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vik Arora!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tae closes the distance and pushes Arora back into the cage.
Tae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tae lands an uppercut.
Arora is looking to break free of the clinch but Tae has double underhooks.

Arora breaks from the clinch.
Arora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tae manages to avoid it.
Arora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tae throws a shot to the body.
Arora scores with a body shot.

Tae fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arora, pushing him back against the cage.
Arora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A frustrated look appears on Arora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tae.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arora throws a punch but it's blocked by Tae.
Tae landing knees to the head.
Tae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arora wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tae tries to land a knee to the head but Arora blocks with his arms.
Arora lands a left hand.
A short left from Tae.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tae is looking to control Arora's arms but Arora gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tae has his back to the cage.
Tae tries a knee to the head but Arora blocks it.
Arora throws a head punch that misses.
Arora manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tae unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tae is leaning against Arora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arora is trying to push Tae away but Tae has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Tae.

Arora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arora.
Tae lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
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!
Arora lands a nice shot to the body.

Arora tries to keep at a distance but Tae has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arora stalling.
Arora lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arora lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tae.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tae tries to work over Arora's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Our sources have told us that Tae has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Arora takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tae is pushing Arora up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Tae.
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arora.
Arora content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tae tries to land a knee to the head but Arora blocks with his arms.
Tae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arora backwards.
Tae misses with a knee strike.
Arora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arora has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tae as Arora tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tae.
Tae misses with a punch on the inside.
Tae taking a breather.
Tae tries to throw a body punch but Arora avoids it by throwing Tae back against the cage.
Arora wants to break free but Tae has control.
Tae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Arora is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tae throws a knee to the head but misses.

Arora breaks the clinch.
Arora connects with a body shot.
Arora scores with a jab to the body.
Tae fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arora is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tae with a body shot.
Arora misses with a hook. Tae ducked under it nicely.
Arora throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Arora throws a shot to the body.
Arora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tae was well out of range. Poor timing from Arora.
Tae doesn't manage to clinch there - Arora circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mabahong Tae dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arora throws a body punch but Tae moves out of range.
Arora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tae rather than just go for the knockout.
Arora throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arora is still on wobbly legs! Can Tae finish him?
Tae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arora can do to turn this around?
Arora circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Tae. Arora falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Tae!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mabahong Tae!
After the fight, Mabahong Tae was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.